Senior Project Controller

Brunel; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel seeks an experienced Project Controls professional to oversee EPC, construction, and supplier cost controls on major renewable energy capital projects. You will manage budgets, forecasts, and cost reporting while coordinating with Finance, Contracts, and Project Management teams.

Responsibilities include developing executive dashboards, improving governance, and supporting financing activities such as financial close and lender reporting.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of construction and/or procurement project controls experience within major capital and infrastructure projects.
• Degree qualification or equivalent in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Quantity Surveying, Project Management or related field.
• Excellent analytical and cost control skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and MS Office suite.
• Experience with ERP and project management systems (e.g., Oracle, Power BI, D365, InEight, Procure, SAP) preferred.
• Experience within renewable energy sectors is highly desirable.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong and proven understanding of project controls principles, including cost control, forecasting, earned value management (EVM), and project performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee EPC, construction, supplier, and consulting agreements to ensure financial requirements and cost control across capital projects.
• Support negotiation and development of EPC and supplier agreements and change management processes.
• Manage commitments, change orders, invoices, and payment applications; assist claims management and cost reporting.
• Maintain project controls systems and cost reporting to track performance and financial outcomes.
• Develop executive-level reports and dashboards; drive continuous improvement in governance and data integrity.
• Support project financing activities including financial close, lender reporting, funding requests, and cash flow tracking for renewable energy capital projects.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to support financial compliance and capital forecasting.
• Lead project controls activities for renewable energy capital projects including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Establish and maintain project budgets, cost baselines, cost control, cash flow forecasts, and contingency tracking throughout the lifecycle.
• Perform variance analyses and provide recommendations to mitigate cost and delivery risks; support risk management as required.
• Demonstrate advanced understanding of project controls capability and maturity assessments.
• Strong understanding of earned value management (EVM) and KPI performance.

Skills

Cost control

EVM

Forecasting

KPI reporting

Cross-functional liaison

Education

Degree in Construction Management / Engineering / Finance

Tools

Excel

Oracle

Power BI

D365

InEight

Procure

SAP

Job description

• Oversee Engineering, Procurement and Construction (\"EPC\"), construction, supplier, and consulting agreements to ensure compliance with financial requirements, budget alignment, and effective cost control across capital projects.


• Ability to work within a dynamic multiple discipline working environment and support in the negotiation and development of EPC agreements, supplier agreements and change management processes.


• Manage commitments, change orders, invoices, and payment applications while supporting claims management and accurate project cost reporting.


• Lead the maintenance of project controls systems and cost reporting to support accurate tracking of project performance and financial outcomes.


• Develop executive-level reports and dashboards while driving continuous improvement in project controls governance, reporting standards, and data integrity.


• Support project financing activities including financial close requirements, lender reporting, funding requests, and cash flow tracking, for renewable energy capital projects.


• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders to support financial compliance and capital forecasting.


• Lead project controls activities for renewable energy capital projects including cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.


• Establish and maintain project budgets, cost baselines, cost control, cash flow forecasts, and contingency tracking throughout the project life cycle.


• Perform variance analyses and provide recommendations to mitigate cost and project delivery risks throughout the project lifecycle, supporting risk management activities as required.


• Advanced understanding of project controls capability and maturity assessments.


• Strong understanding and ability to analyze earned value management (EVM) and key performance indicator (KPI) performance.


• Good understanding of financial-related construction contract concepts, language, requirements and terms.


• Experience working on major capital projects/programs with familiarity with activities, stage gate process and management.


• Able to lead and guide best practice solutions in the development of cost controls and cost-related performance processes and digital solutions.


• Ability to mentor and develop project controls personnel while promoting best practices and technical competency development.


• Strong communication skills and ability to liaise across multidisciplinary teams, including Business Development, Finance, Accounting, Contracts Management, Project Management groups and external counterparties.


• Experience managing project controls activities across multiple projects or large capital programs within a construction and procurement environment.


• Support cost-related project governance reviews/audits, stage gate approvals, and executive decision-making processes throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications and Knowledge

• 5–10 years of construction and/or procurement project controls experience within major capital and infrastructure projects.


• Degree qualification or equivalent in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Quantity Surveying, Project Management or related field.


• Excellent analytical and cost control skills.


• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and MS Office suite.


• Experience with ERP and project management systems (e.g., Oracle, Power BI, D365, InEight, Procure, SAP) preferred.


• Experience within renewable energy sectors is highly desirable.


• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills with excellent attention to detail.


• Strong and proven understanding of project controls principles, including cost control, forecasting, earned value management (EVM), and project performance reporting.